JPH07287784A - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a vending machine with a compact and thin structure. [Construction] A conveying device 46 is provided below each column 12 in which products 47 are stacked and stored. At the lowermost part of the column 12, the downstream end of the product 47 in the conveying direction B1 is open, and the take-out portion 4 for the product 47 is taken out.
9 is provided. Below the column 12, a plate-shaped support member 48 for supporting the lowermost product 47a of the stored products 47 and taking out the product 47a is provided. The support member 48 includes a plate-shaped support plate 50 and a pair of side plates 5 hanging downward from both ends of the support plate 50 in the width direction.
1, 52 and. Protrusions 53 and 54 are provided on the left side ends of the side plates 51 and 52 in FIG. 1, respectively.
Insertion holes 55 and 56 are formed in the holes 3 and 54, respectively. Further, a protrusion 75 is formed on the left side end of the support plate 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to prevent an automatic vending machine from protruding from a store onto a road, it is required to ground a thin automatic vending machine having a small depth. Various vending machines satisfying such conditions have been conventionally developed.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-2786, FIG.
2, the opening / closing plate 10 is attached to the bottom of the column 112.
1, and the pusher 10 is provided at the lower rear portion of the column 112.
A case 11 for storing a product 111 having two pushing openings and having a space for moving a product on the end surface of the opening.
0, a pusher 102 movable at the bottom of the storage case 110, a solenoid 103 and a pusher 1 connected to the pusher 102 via lever mechanisms 105 and 106.
02 and lever mechanism 107 for connecting the opening and closing plate 101 to each other.
A vending machine 100 composed of 08 and 109 has been proposed.

In this vending machine 100, a product 111
Is pushed out by the pusher 102 and the opening / closing plate 101 is inclined downward, so that the space in the depth direction of the vending machine 100 is reduced when the product 111 is carried out.

In the above-mentioned conventional vending machine 100,
Not only does the bottommost product 111 of the stacked products 111 be pushed out, but it also functions as a support part so that the secondmost product 111 from the bottom does not fall, and this pusher 102 serves as a vending machine 100. It has become an essential requirement. However, in order to operate the pusher 102,
It is necessary to provide a retracting space for the pusher 102 and the solenoid 103 behind the column 112. The depth of the vending machine 100 increases by the size of the retracting space and the solenoid 103, and the size of the vending machine 100 increases. There is a problem.

[0006] As another conventional technique, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-8195
8 is mentioned. This prior art discloses a structure in which the lowermost product 18 of the products 18 stacked and stored in the stocker 3 is supported by a product receiving plate 17. In this conventional technique, the product 18 at the lowermost layer is paid out by rotating the product receiving plate 17 downward. On the other hand, at the time of payout, the product 18 in the second lowest layer is pressed by the product pressing plate 24 by the operation of the cam 26 and is held without falling.

In this prior art, the product support 15 and the product receiving plate 17 are required as the product dispensing mechanism, and the cam 26 and the product pressing plate 24 are required as the product fall prevention mechanism, and the structure is complicated. It has a problem that

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic vending machine having a compact and thin structure.

[0009]

The vending machine according to the present invention comprises:
Products are stacked and stored, and a storage member that opens in the vertical direction and a storage member that is arranged below the storage member and that supports the lowermost product of the stacked products and is angularly displaceable around a predetermined rotation center. A support member provided and disposed below the support member, the support member is angularly displaced around the rotation center from a supported state of the product to a taken-out state inclined downward, and after taking out the product. , A driving member for angularly displacing the supporting member around the rotation center to return to the supporting state, and a driving member provided in association with the driving member, and when the driving member is in the taken-out state, from the bottom layer 2 When the commodity of the layer is pressed between the storage member and the drive member is in the supporting state,
And a pressing member for releasing the pressing of the second-layer product, whereby the above object can be achieved.

In the present invention, the supporting member may have a pressing piece that separates the pressing member from the lowermost product when returning from the taken-out state to the supported state.

In the present invention, the supporting member is provided with a peeling member for peeling the lowermost product from the adjacent product when the supporting member is displaced from the supported state to the taken-out state. There are cases.

In the present invention, the pressing member is formed with a peeling piece extending to a position corresponding to the lower surface of the lowermost product, and when the supporting member is displaced from the supporting state to the taking-out state, There is a case where the peeling piece lifts the peeling piece from the supporting member to peel the uppermost product in the vicinity of the upper end in the downward tilt direction of the product.

In the present invention, a plurality of the peeling members are provided, and the plurality of peeling members are provided with respect to the lowermost product.
In some cases, they are arranged at different distances from each other.

[0014]

In the automatic vending machine of the present invention, the products to be sold are stacked and stored in the storage section. The goods in the lowermost layer are supported by a supporting member arranged below the storage member. At this time, the pressing by the pressing member from the lowermost layer to the second-layer product storage member is released by the pressing member provided on the support member. When the product is taken out, the drive member angularly displaces the supporting member around the rotation center from the supported state of the product to the taken-out state in which the product is inclined downward. At this time, the pressing member presses the product adjacent to the lowermost product with the storage member, and prevents the adjacent product from falling from the storage member. The lowermost product on the supporting member is dropped and taken out due to the inclination of the supporting member. After the product is taken out, the driving member angularly displaces the supporting member around the center of rotation to restore the supporting state. At this time, the pressing member presses the product adjacent to the lowermost product with the storage member.

As a result, the length of the vending machine in the depth direction is reduced in the path required for taking out the product, and the structure of the vending machine is made smaller and thinner.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a front view of a product conveying device 11 in an automatic vending machine 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the automatic vending machine 10. ,
FIG. 3 is a front view of the vending machine 10. The vending machine 10 of this embodiment sells products such as cigarettes as an example, and a product display section 40 is provided in front of the front door 30. Also,
On the front surface of the front door 30, a product selection button 14, a sellable lamp 18 for identifying a sellable product according to the amount of money put in, and a sold-out lamp 1 for displaying a sold-out state.
6, a bill insertion slot 41, a coin slot 2, an amount indicator 25 for displaying the amount of money deposited, a return lever 24 operated when the change is refunded, and a change slot 43 for refunding the change. Also, a product take-out port 45 is provided.

An operation box 28 is provided on the inner surface of the front door 30 for inputting the quantity of products and the like. This front door 3
Five columns 12 are arranged inside 0 as an example. Inside the column 12, products such as cigarettes are stacked and stored. For each column 12, column numbers 1 to 1 are stored.
5 is set. The selection buttons 14 on the front surface of the front door 30 are arranged on the front surface of the front door of the vending machine 10 at positions corresponding to the respective product samples, and the columns 12 and 1 are arranged.
It corresponds to one-to-one. The purchaser can select a desired product by pressing the selection button 14. The sold-out lamp 16 is arranged for each product sample. The sold-out lamp 16 is turned off in a standby state when there is a product in stock in the internal column 12, and lights up when the product is not in stock.

On the other hand, the salable lamp 18 is also arranged for each product sample. The sellable lamp 18 is turned off during standby, and is lit when the sold-out lamp 16 is not lit as described above, and when a payment equal to or more than the selling price is received. This deposit amount is displayed on the amount display 25, which is composed of a 4-digit day segment as an example, which is arranged on the front surface of the front door. When the amount of money input is equal to or higher than the selling price, the return lever 39 is operated to receive a refund of change. A coin computer 20 and a bill burr 22 are provided inside the vending machine 10 to control the sold-out lamp 16, the salable lamp 18, and the selection button 14.
6 and an operation box 28 for inputting to the microcomputer 26. The operation box 28 is provided with a display 29 for displaying input contents and the like.

A microcomputer (hereinafter, referred to as a microcomputer) 26 has a CPU (central processing circuit) 37 and an I / O.
An O (input / output) port 38, a timer 35 and a memory 36 are provided. The microcomputer 26 has the I / O
The selection button 14, the sold-out lamp 16, the sellable lamp 18, the coin mech 20, the bill bar 22, the operation box 28, the cover sensor 24, and the return lever 39 are connected via the port 38 or the like.

In this vending machine 10, after inserting money from the money insertion ports 41 and 42 arranged on the front face of the machine, the product selection button 14 is pressed to select the product.
The selected product is the internal transport device 46 shown in FIG.
Then, the product is taken out from the column 12 and taken out from the product taking-out port 34 provided in the front door 30 of the machine body.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the transport mechanism 11 of the vending machine 10. Hereinafter, FIG. 4 will also be referred to. The transportation devices 46 are provided below the respective columns 12 in which products 47 such as cigarettes are stacked and stored. At the lowermost part of the column 12, the downstream end of the product 47 in the conveying direction B1 is open, and the take-out portion 4 for the product 47 is taken out.
9 is provided. Below the column 12, a plate-shaped support member 48 for supporting the lowermost product 47a of the stored products 47 and taking out the product 47a is provided.

The support member 48 is provided with a plate-shaped support plate 50 and a pair of side plates 51 and 52 that hang downward from both ends of the support plate 50 in the width direction (direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1). A protrusion 5 is provided on each of the left and right ends of the side plates 51 and 52 in FIG.
3, 54 are provided, and insertion holes 55, 56 are formed in the protrusions 53, 54, respectively. In addition, the support plate 50
A protrusion 75 is formed on the left side end of the.

A through hole 57 is formed in the side plate 52,
A plate-shaped lever 58 is rotatably attached to each other through a pin 76 through a through hole 59 formed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the lever 58. At the other end of the lever 58 in the longitudinal direction,
A lever 58 is rotatably mounted via a support piece 77 to a substantially disk-shaped crank 66 that is formed with a through hole 60 and is rotationally driven by a motor 63. In the vicinity of the crank 66, a micro switch 62 having an actuator 78 that is swingably displaced is provided. A part of the circumference of the crank 66 is cut out to form a cutout portion 61. With the rotation of the crank 66, the crank 66 pushes the actuator 77 by the outer peripheral portion 79, or the pushing of the actuator 78 is released at the notch 61. The micro switch 62 is the actuator 7
By detecting the displacement of No. 8, it is possible to identify the support state and the take-out state of the support member 48 described later.

Through the projections 53 and 54 of the support member 48 and the insertion holes 55 and 56, the swinging member 6 can be angularly displaced.
4 are connected. The swinging member 64 includes a connecting member 65 that is L-shaped in a front view in FIG. 1 and a pressing member 70. The connecting member 65 has a pair of protrusions 67 (only one is shown in each drawing) extending toward the supporting member 48 side, and each of the protrusions 67 has an insertion hole 5 of the supporting member 48.
5, 56 and insertion holes 68 through which the pins 69 are inserted are formed, respectively. The support member 48 and the swing member 64 are rotatably connected by the pin 69.

The connecting member 65 is continuous on the opposite side of each of the protrusions 67 from the supporting member 48 and extends upward.
Has 0. The pressing member 70 is fixed to the side of the mounting portion 80 opposite to the support member 48. The pressing member 70 has a recess 71 on the side opposite to the mounting portion 80, and in the recess 71, a coil spring 72 is arranged, for example, between the frame 73 of the machine body of the vending machine 10. On the other hand, the next product 47 adjacent to the lowermost product 47a of the pressing member 70 in FIG.
The pressing portion 7 protruding toward the product 47b at a position corresponding to b
4 is formed.

FIG. 5 shows the conveying device 4 in a state where the product 47 is taken out.
6 is a front view of FIG. Hereinafter, FIG. 5 will also be referred to. When coins are inserted from the coin insertion ports 41 and 42 and the product selection button 14 is operated, the motor 63 of the carrier device 46 corresponding to the selected product is activated by the control of the microcomputer 26. It At this time, among the products 47 in the column 12, the lowermost product 47 a is supported by the support plate 50 of the support member 48. By the protrusion 75 provided on the support plate 50 of the support member 48, the pressing member 6
4 is pressed in the direction away from the column 12,
The product 47b next to the product 47a is the product 47 at the bottom layer.
It is in the state of riding a.

The crank 6 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 63.
When 6 rotates in the direction of arrow C1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, for example, the support member 48 is pulled toward the crank 66 side by the lever 58, and the pin 69 is used as the center of rotation to form an angle in the direction of arrow D1. Displace. As a result, the lowermost product 47a is taken out from the inside of the column 12, slides down on the support plate 50 toward the lower side of the column 12, and passes through a well-known shoe (not shown) or the like of the vending machine 10. Product outlet 45
To fall.

At this time, the support member 48 has the arrow mark D1.
By angularly displacing in the direction, the projection 75 of the support plate 50, which has pressed the pressing member 64 toward the frame 73, separates from the pressing member 64. This allows merchandise 4 in column 12
The next product 47b on the bottom product 47a of the 7
The spring force of the coil spring 72 presses the column 12 against the column 12 by the pressing portion 74, and fixes the column 12 so as not to drop downward.

At this time, the rotation of the crank 66 causes the notch 61 of the crank 66 to move into the actuator 7.
8, the actuator 78 is pressed by the outer peripheral portion 79 of the crank 66. As a result, the micro computer 26 identifies that the support member 48 is in the product take-out state.

When the crank 66 further rotates, the lever
58 moves in a direction away from the crank 66. As a result, the support member 48 is pushed by the lever 58 in a direction away from the crank 66, and the support member 48 is angularly displaced in the arrow D2 direction of FIG. When the supporting member 48 returns to the vicinity of the supporting state shown in FIG. 1, the protrusion 75 of the supporting member 48 causes the pressing member 64 to move.
Is pressed, the pressing member 64 is angularly displaced in the direction of arrow C2 in FIG. 5, and the fixed state in the column 12 of the product 47b is released. As a result, the product 47b is supported by the support member 48.
Then, it falls on the support plate 50 and becomes the product to be taken out next as a new product 47a in the lowermost layer.

At this time, the notch portion 61 of the crank 66 reaches the position facing the actuator 78, and the actuator 78 is released from the pressing by the outer peripheral portion 79 of the crank 66. Therefore, the microcomputer 26 can identify that the taking out of the product is completed and the supporting member 48 is returned to the supporting state.

In the vending machine 10 having the above-mentioned structure and carrying out the carrying operation, the structure for taking out the product 47 is as follows.
It is arranged below each column 12. Therefore, product 4
The length in the depth direction of the vending machine 10 required for the take-out operation of 7 can be significantly reduced. As a result, the vending machine 10 can be downsized and thinned.

FIG. 6 is a vending machine 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
0a is a front view of the product transfer device 11a of FIG. 0a, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the transfer mechanism 11a of the vending machine 10a, and FIG. 8 is a transfer device 46a of the product 47 taken out.
FIG. This embodiment is similar to the first embodiment,
Corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. The feature of this embodiment is that the protrusion 8 extending upward is provided on the protrusion 53, 54 of each side plate 51, 52 of the support member 48 in the carrying device 46a.
1 and 82 respectively, and the pressing member 70 is substantially L
The end portion that is formed in a letter shape and extends on the side opposite to the pressing portion 74 extends to the vicinity of the end portion on the pressing member 70 side of the lower surface of the lowermost product 47a, and the tip is configured as the peeling piece 83. is there.

Hereinafter, reference will also be made to FIGS. In the present embodiment, when the support member 48 is angularly displaced in the arrow D1 direction when the lowermost product 47a is taken out,
The protrusions 81 and 82 press the product 47a. As a result, even when the product 47a is attached to the next product 47b, the product 47a is separated from the product 47b, and the product 47a can be reliably taken out. further,
When the support member 48 is in the support state, the peeling piece 83 is in a posture parallel to the product 47.

When the support member 48 is angularly displaced in the direction of the arrow D1, the peeling piece 83 of the pressing member 70 has an angle with the inclined product 47a as shown in FIG. 83 lifts the end of the product 47a on the support plate 50 on the side of the pressing member 70, and increases the angle at which the product 47a slides down on the support plate 50. Thereby, the product 47a
Can be reliably taken out.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the first embodiment
In addition to the effect described in (1), as described above, the effect that the product 47a can be reliably taken out can be achieved.

FIG. 9 is a vending machine 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
0b is a front view of the product transfer device 11b, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the transfer mechanism 11b of the vending machine 10b, and FIG.
It is a front view of 6b. The present embodiment is similar to the second embodiment, and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals. The feature of this embodiment is that, in the carrying device 46b, the projections 53, 54 of the side plates 51, 52 of the support member 48 are provided with projections 81, 82 extending upward, respectively, and the projections 81, 82 are formed.
Is arranged at a position deviated in the left-right direction in FIG. 9 with respect to the product 47.

Hereinafter, reference will also be made to FIGS. In the present embodiment, when the support member 48 is angularly displaced in the arrow D1 direction when the lowermost product 47a is taken out,
Since the protrusions 81 and 82 are arranged at positions displaced from each other in the left-right direction of FIG. 9 with respect to the product 47, the protrusions 81 and 82 have an imaginary axis line extending in the vertical direction of FIG. 9 with respect to the product 47a. A momentary angular displacement is applied to the center. Therefore, even when the product 47a is attached to the next product 47b, the product 47a is easily separated from the product 47b, and the product 47a can be reliably taken out.

Further, also in this embodiment, the above-mentioned embodiment 2 is used.
The peeling piece 83 is formed on the pressing member 70. Pressing member 7
Since the peeling piece 83 of 0 has an angle with the inclined product 47a as shown in FIG. 11, the peeling piece 83 lifts the end of the product 47a on the support plate 50 on the pressing member 70 side, The angle at which the product 47a slides down on the support plate 50 is increased. As a result, the product 47a can be taken out more reliably.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in addition to achieving the effects described in the first and second embodiments, as described above, by giving the rotating moment to the product 47a,
The effect that the product 47a can be taken out more reliably is achieved.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the products to be sold are stacked and stored in the storage section. The goods in the lowermost layer are supported by a supporting member arranged below the storage member. At this time, the pressing by the pressing member against the storage member of the product adjacent to the lowermost product is released by the pressing member provided on the support member. When the product is taken out, the drive member angularly displaces the supporting member around the rotation center from the supported state of the product to the taken-out state in which the product is inclined downward. At this time, the pressing member presses the product adjacent to the lowermost product with the storage member, and prevents the adjacent product from falling from the storage member.
The lowermost product on the supporting member is dropped and taken out due to the inclination of the supporting member. After taking out the product,
The drive member angularly displaces the support member around the center of rotation to restore the support state. At this time, the pressing member presses the product adjacent to the lowermost product with the storage member.

As a result, the length of the vending machine in the depth direction is reduced in the path required for taking out the product, and the structure of the vending machine is made smaller and thinner.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a product transportation device 11 in an automatic vending machine 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the vending machine 10.

3 is a front view of the vending machine 10. FIG.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the transport mechanism 11 of the vending machine 10. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the transport device 46 in a state where a product 47 is taken out.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a product transportation device 11a in an automatic vending machine 10a according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a transport mechanism 11a of the vending machine 10a.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the transport device 46a with a product 47 taken out.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a product transportation device 11b in an automatic vending machine 10b according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a transport mechanism 11b of the vending machine 10b.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the transfer device 46b in a state where a product 47 is taken out.

FIG. 12 is a diagram of a transport mechanism of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10a, 10b Vending machine 47 Product 47a Bottom product 47b Next product 12 Columns 46, 46a, 46b Conveying device 48 Support member 50 Support plate 58 Lever 64 Pressing member 66 Crank 74 Pressing part 75, 81, 82 Protrusion 83 Peeling piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage member for stacking and storing products in a vertical direction, and a storage member disposed below the storage member for supporting a lowermost product of the stacked products and around a predetermined rotation center. A support member that is provided so as to be angularly displaceable in the vertical direction, and the support member is disposed below the support member, and the support member is angularly displaced around the rotation center from a supported state of the commodity to a taken-out state inclined downward, A drive member for angularly displacing the support member around the rotation center after the product is taken out and returning to the support state, and a drive member provided in association with the drive member, when the drive member is in the take-out state. , A vending machine including a pressing member that presses the second-layer product from the lowest layer between the storage member and the pressing member that releases the second-layer product when the drive member is in the supporting state. Machine. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member has a pressing piece that separates the pressing member from the lowermost product when the supporting member returns from the taken-out state to the supporting state. 3. The peeling member for peeling the lowermost layer product from the adjacent product when the support member is displaced from the supported state to the taken-out state is provided on the support member. Vending machine described. 4. The pressing member is formed with a peeling piece extending to a position corresponding to the lower surface of the lowermost product, and when the supporting member is displaced from the supported state to the taken-out state, the lowermost product. 4. The peeling piece lifts and peels near the upper end of the downward tilting direction of the supporting member from the supporting member.
Vending machine described in. 5. The vending machine according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of the peeling members are provided, and the plurality of peeling members are arranged at different distances from each other with respect to the lowermost product. .